Portrait of Frank Atkinson

Acting

Frank Atkinson

Career

Active from 1931 to 1945, busiest in 1935 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Body Vanished
The Body Vanished
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Atkinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 80
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

as Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Charley Dodds

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale (1962)

as Old Shepherd

The Kitchen
The Kitchen (1961)

as Alfred

Winning Widows
Winning Widows (1961)

TV show

The Night We Got the Bird
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)

as Bald-Headed Man

Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play (1960)

TV show ยท as George Dickinson

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 63
Web of Evidence
Web of Evidence (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

as Night Doorman

Left Right and Centre
Left Right and Centre (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as a railway porter.

Cat Girl
Cat Girl (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

as Guard (uncredited)

Just My Luck
Just My Luck (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Green (uncredited)

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as Edgar (uncredited)

Wicked as They Come
Wicked as They Come (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hotel Porter

Before I Wake
Before I Wake (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Taxi driver

Lease of Life
Lease of Life (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Verger

The Black Rider
The Black Rider (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Landlord

The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

as Station Sergeant

The Fake
The Fake (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as uncredited

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as The Baker

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 70
Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mike

I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
GoodWatch score 75

as Soldier in Pub (uncredited)

Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder (1946)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chip Shop Customer

Read All About It
Read All About It (1945)

as Inkpin

Great Day
Great Day (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Man at gate (uncredited)

The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Hard Steel
Hard Steel (1942)

as Dick Sefton

They Flew Alone
They Flew Alone (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Reporter in the Johnsons' House (uncredited)

The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miner

Ten Days in Paris
Ten Days in Paris (1940)

as Pierre

Two Days to Live
Two Days to Live (1940)

as Wilkie

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 60
The Body Vanished
The Body Vanished (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hobbleberry

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

as Taxi-Driver

Intimate Relations
Intimate Relations (1937)

Writer

Play Up the Band
Play Up the Band (1935)

as Alf Ramsbottom

Be Careful, Mr. Smith
Be Careful, Mr. Smith (1935)

as Giles

Death Drives Through
Death Drives Through (1935)

as John 'Nigger' Larson

The Great Defender
The Great Defender (1934)

as Pope

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Policeman Shot Behind Mattress (uncredited)

Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning (1933)

as Alf Bailey

Cavalcade
Cavalcade (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Uncle Dick (uncredited)

Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Stevens, Crosby's Valet (Uncredited)

Ladies' Man
Ladies' Man (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

as Valet

1920s

1 title
The Street of Illusion
The Street of Illusion (1928)

Editor